Morphometric analysis of the roots and neural foramina of the lumbar vertebrae

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 148-151

  Torun, Fuat ^a   Dolgun, Habibullah ^b   Tuna, Hakan ^c   Attar, Ayhan ^c   Uz, Aylin ^c   Erdem, Atilla ^c  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SSK Etlik Hospital   (Turkey)

^c ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cadaver; Lumbar root; Lumbar vertebral foramen; Morphometric analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NEURAL FORAMINA; NEUROANATOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPINAL ROOT; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CADAVER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 33746284629     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2006.02.041     Document Type: Article

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